Spain, retold by Virginia Haviland, 1974 When the Sky is Like Lace, written by Elinor Lander Horwitz, a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, 1975. Reissued 2015 Burton and Dudley, by Marjorie W. Sharmat, 1975 The Donkey Prince, 1977 Midsummer magic: a garland of stories, charms, and recipes, compiled by Ellin Greene, 1977 Ox-Cart Man, poem by Donald Hall, 1979 I Am Cherry Alive, the Little Girl Sang, poem by Delmore Schwartz, 1979 Emma, 1980 Tortillitas Para Mama and Other Nursery Rhymes, selected and translated by Margot C. Griego, 1981 Little Brother and Little Sister, based on Brothers Grimm [German], 1982 Miss Rumphius, by Cooney, 1982 Spirit Child: A Story of the Nativity, 1984 The Story of Holly and Ivy, by Rumer Godden [1958], 1985 Peter and the Wolf Pop-Up Book, 1986 Louhi, Witch of North Farm: A Story From Finland's Epic Poem 'The Kalevala', 1986 Island Boy, by Cooney, 1988 The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, by Gloria Houston, 1988 Hattie and the Wild Waves: A story of Brooklyn, 1990 The Big Book for Peace, by John Bierhorst, 1990 Roxaboxen, by Alice McLerran, 1991 Letting Swift River Go, by Jane Yolen, 1991 Emily, by Michael Bedard, 1992 – historical fiction based on Emily Dickinson The Remarkable Christmas of the Cobbler's Sons, 1994 Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl, based on the diary of Opal Whiteley, 1994 Eleanor, 1996 – childhood biography of Eleanor Roosevelt Basket Moon, by Mary Lyn Ray, 1999 – Cooney's last book References External links Barbara Cooney Papers, Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center, University of Connecticut Barbara Cooney on Women Children's Book Illustrators Cooney Exhibits Interview with Barbara Cooney, All About Kids! TV Series #113 (1992) 1917 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American women artists American children's writers American women illustrators Women's Army Corps soldiers Art Students League of New York alumni Caldecott Medal winners American children's book illustrators National Book Award for Young People's Literature winners Buckley Country Day School alumni People from Damariscotta, Maine Writers from New York City Smith College alumni